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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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