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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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