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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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