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
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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