MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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