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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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