MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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