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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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