MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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