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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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