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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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