MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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