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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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