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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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