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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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