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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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