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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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