MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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