MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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