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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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