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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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