MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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