MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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