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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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