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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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