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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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