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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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