MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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