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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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