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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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