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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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