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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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