MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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