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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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