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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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