MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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