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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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