MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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