MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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