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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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