MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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