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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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