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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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