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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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