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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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