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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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