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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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