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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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