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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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