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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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