MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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