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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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