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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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