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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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