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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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