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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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