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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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