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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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