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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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