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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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