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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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