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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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