MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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