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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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