MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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