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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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