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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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