MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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