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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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