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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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