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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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