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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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