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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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