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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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