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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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