MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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