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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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