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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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