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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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