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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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