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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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