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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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