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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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