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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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