MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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