MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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