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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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