MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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