MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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