MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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