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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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