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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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