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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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