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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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