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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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