MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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