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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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