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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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