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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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