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.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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