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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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