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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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