MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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