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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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