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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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