MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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