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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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