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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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