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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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