MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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