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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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