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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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