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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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