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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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