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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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