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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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