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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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