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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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