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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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