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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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