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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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