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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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