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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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