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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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