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
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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