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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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