MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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