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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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