MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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