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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes 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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