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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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