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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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