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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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