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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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