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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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