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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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