MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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