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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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