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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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