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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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