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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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