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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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