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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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