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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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