MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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