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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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