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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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