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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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