MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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