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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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