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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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