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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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