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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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