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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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