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
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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