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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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