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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key 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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