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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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