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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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