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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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