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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important 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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