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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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