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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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