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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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