MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
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