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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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