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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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