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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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