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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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