MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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