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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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