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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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