MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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