MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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