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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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