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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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