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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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