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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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