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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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