MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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