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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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