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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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