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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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