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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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