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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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