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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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