MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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