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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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