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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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