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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major 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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