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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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