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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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