MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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