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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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