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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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