MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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