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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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