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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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