MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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