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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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