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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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