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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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