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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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