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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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