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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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