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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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