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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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