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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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