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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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