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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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