MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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