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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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