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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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