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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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