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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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