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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
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
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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