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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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