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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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