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
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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