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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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