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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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