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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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