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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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