MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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