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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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