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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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