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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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