MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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