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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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