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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany 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
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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