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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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