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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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