MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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