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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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