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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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