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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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