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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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