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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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