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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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