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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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