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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
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