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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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