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
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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