MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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