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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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