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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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