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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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