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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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