MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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