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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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