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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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