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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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