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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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