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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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