MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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