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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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