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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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