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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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