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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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