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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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