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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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