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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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