MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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