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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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