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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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