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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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