MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important 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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