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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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