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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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