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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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