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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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