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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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