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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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