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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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