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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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