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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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