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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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