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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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