MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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