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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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