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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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