MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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