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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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