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
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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