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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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