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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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