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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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