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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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