MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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