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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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