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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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