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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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