MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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