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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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