MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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