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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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