MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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