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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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