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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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