MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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