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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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