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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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