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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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