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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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