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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with 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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