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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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