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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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