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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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