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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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