MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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