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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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