MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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