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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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