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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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