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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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