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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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