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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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