MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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