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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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