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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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