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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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