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
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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