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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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