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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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