MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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