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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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