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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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