MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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