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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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