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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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