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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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