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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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