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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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