MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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