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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes 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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