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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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