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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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