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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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