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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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