MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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