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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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