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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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