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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes 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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