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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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