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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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