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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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