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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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