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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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