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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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