MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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