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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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