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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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