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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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