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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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