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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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