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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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