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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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