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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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