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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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