MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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