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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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