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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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