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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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