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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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