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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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