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.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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