MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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