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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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