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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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