MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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