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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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