MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key 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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