MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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