MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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