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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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