MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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