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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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