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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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