MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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