MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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