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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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