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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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