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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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