MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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