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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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