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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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