MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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