MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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