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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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