MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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