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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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