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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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