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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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