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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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