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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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