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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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