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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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