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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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