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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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