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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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