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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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