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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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