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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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