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.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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