MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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