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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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