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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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