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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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