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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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