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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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