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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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