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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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