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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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