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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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