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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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