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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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