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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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