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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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