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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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