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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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