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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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