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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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