MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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