MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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