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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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