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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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