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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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