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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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