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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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