MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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