MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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