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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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