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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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