MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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