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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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