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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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