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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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