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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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