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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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