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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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