MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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