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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important 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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