MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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