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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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