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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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