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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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