MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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