MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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