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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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