MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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