MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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