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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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