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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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