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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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