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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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