MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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