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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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