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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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