MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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