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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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