MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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