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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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