MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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