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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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