MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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