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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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