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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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