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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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