MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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