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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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