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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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