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
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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