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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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