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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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