MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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