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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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