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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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