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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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