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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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