MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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