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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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