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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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