MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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