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 is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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