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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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