MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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