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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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