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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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