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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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