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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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