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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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