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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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