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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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