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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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