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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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