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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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