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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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