MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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