MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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