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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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