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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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