MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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