MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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