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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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