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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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