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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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