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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative 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 thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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