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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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