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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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