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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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