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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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