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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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